So is it a sin for someone to buy a Discovery and not offroad it? After being on this site a while it seems like the definite answer is no. I have a 97 Disco and honestly dont have the time or ability to do so. Is it wrong to buy a Disco because its cheap, good in snow, towing, and when push comes to shove will get through anything. So whats your opinion?
Is it a sin to drive a Disco and not offroad it?
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it's a silly waste of money and space as well as being environmentally irresponsible when a minivan or station wagon would do the same job better. what sorts of things are you shoving through? does mad max setup road blocks on the way to your mall? AWD cars, wagons, etc all handle snow better and the disco's towing capacity isn't that great. there are options out there that don't take premium and get better mileage that can tow the same.
i'm not saying i don't take mine to the mall because i do (roadblocks notwitshstanding) but i like wheeling and i've always liked the LR brand (of old, it seems
) so getting a disco was a no brainer. but i would feel guilty if i didn't wheel/primitive camp with it. right now i'm so sad because right now it isn't running and i just see it as a waste.
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i'm not saying i don't take mine to the mall because i do (roadblocks notwitshstanding) but i like wheeling and i've always liked the LR brand (of old, it seems
) so getting a disco was a no brainer. but i would feel guilty if i didn't wheel/primitive camp with it. right now i'm so sad because right now it isn't running and i just see it as a waste.andy
Disco's that aren't off-roaded, provided they are well maintained, provide a good source of lower priced, good shape, used vehicles for those of us who do off-road them.
It's like owning a Lamborghini and never pushing it past 60... if it's right or wrong, thats a question only you can answer.
Yossarian14 said:
All the above are good enough reasons to own a Disco. I don't question much about how someone uses their vehicle except in extreme cases like a low rider jeep.
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dominic
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All depends on the realites of the user - the wifes disco never gets wheeled however its slugged along towing trailers with wrecks on it and returned great mileage - last trip was 1200km towing 7000lb returned on $165 bucks of gas - couldnt be arsed to work out the economy compared to a car frieghter, but for the wife if it gives her the confidence to deal with the freezing rain & snow that the jetta and former acura legend got stuck at the bottom of the drive then to me its a winner - only thing i loath is the cargo space makes her spend more
There's a lot of people who point the finger and say SUV this/that but the bottom line is deep down we all aspire to buying something because it ignites a passion from when we first sat over the seats asking our dads a million questions or being able to spot a car by the shape of its marker lights it is not a ultility item like a yard tractor - mind you even mine has chrome hubcaps! but seriously when driving becomes like that 'Johnny Cab' in Total Recall - count me out im already planning dropping a Rover 4.2 into a BMW 533 i have because its about the 'drive' not about practicalites or boring stuff like economy - lol if any of my 6 cars or sportbikes etc were practical id be a boring 39 year old fart driving a prius - i think in essance it is a personal statement you project out there to the same ethos of putting on a good Armani rather than a Sears suit lol thats if im ever clean enough from fixing stuff to wear it lol
There's a lot of people who point the finger and say SUV this/that but the bottom line is deep down we all aspire to buying something because it ignites a passion from when we first sat over the seats asking our dads a million questions or being able to spot a car by the shape of its marker lights it is not a ultility item like a yard tractor - mind you even mine has chrome hubcaps! but seriously when driving becomes like that 'Johnny Cab' in Total Recall - count me out im already planning dropping a Rover 4.2 into a BMW 533 i have because its about the 'drive' not about practicalites or boring stuff like economy - lol if any of my 6 cars or sportbikes etc were practical id be a boring 39 year old fart driving a prius - i think in essance it is a personal statement you project out there to the same ethos of putting on a good Armani rather than a Sears suit lol thats if im ever clean enough from fixing stuff to wear it lol
Mine can hardly make it around the block without something going wrong with it. I think I would have some sort of major catastrophic mechanical breakdown taking it off road.
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Swa j-Ten
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What the hell_ The poll subject line asks a different question than the question in the poll, I answered the one in the subject line can we retract our votes__
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Swa j-Ten
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yeah it is, just because i say so
and it consumes me the way the devil consumes whores in paling square in bangkok with utter love and carnage with out regards to heaven or hell or singing of the celesteal angels inn heaven on high.
and no smarty pants remarks about jesus you can let satan have it though just remember the disco rule give it he** to the fat meat
and it consumes me the way the devil consumes whores in paling square in bangkok with utter love and carnage with out regards to heaven or hell or singing of the celesteal angels inn heaven on high.
and no smarty pants remarks about jesus you can let satan have it though just remember the disco rule give it he** to the fat meat
my 97 was under 6k bucks with less than 100k miles on it. an exhaust manifold, 3 fuses and some better tires are all i have put into it. granted, my cruise doesn't work, but that is all that doesn't work. we tow my race car with it, haul the family everyday in it and go play in it a couple days a week. even if we didn't go play, it would still be the right rig for us.
